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HAMPTON — Clad in red and brandishing signs promoting union labor, about 50 Verizon Communications Inc. workers marched along Mercury Boulevard during rush hour Thursday, soliciting honks from supportive passers-by. With just two days remaining on their labor contract with the telecommunications giant, many members of the union that represents more than 1,000 workers in Hampton Roads are bracing for the worst. "To me, it looks like a strike," said Bobby Council, president of the Communications Workers of America Local 2275, which represents about 300 workers from Northern Virginia to Smithfield. "It's sad to say that it would have to get to that for us to feel...

President Obama on Tuesday nominated former Edison International Chairman and Chief Executive John E. Bryson to be Commerce Secretary, tapping an environmental lawyer-turned-corporate executive in hopes of reaching out to a business community that has...

Although cheaper prices and record-low mortgage rates have made homebuying increasingly attractive, tight lending standards continue to keep consumers on the sidelines. And while a beefed-up FICO score and documentation requirements may have slowed the...